Taijiquan & Daoyin

充 (chōng) is one of those great Chinese characters that you can count on for its reliability to use in many situations. While 充 has a few different meanings, the most common meaning it uses is “to fill”. When living in China and trying to get errands done, this is a handy word to use because…

A recent movie has come out starring Jet Li called “白蛇传说“ (Báishé chuánshuō), but you may be confused if you were to just go by the movie’s English name, “It’s Love”. What does Jet Li dressed as a monk in ancient China have to do with romance? Is it even mandatory for rom-coms in China to…

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“There’s no business like show business” like the saying and the song go, but we also know like any cab driver will tell you, the fastest way to Carnegie Hall is through years of practice.

And so, yes, there is a Chinese expression for this very idea; it is: 台上一分钟，台下十年功 (Tái shàng yī…

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Are you a person who takes things too seriously? Then what you are doing is “想不开” (Xiǎngbùkāi), and an easy way to remember that is to look at what each word means:

• 想 (Xiǎng)means “to think”, and
• 不 (bù)means “no” or “not”, and
• 开 (kāi)means “to open”.

On the other hand, 想开 (Xiǎngkāi)…

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Chinese idioms can be very difficult to learn, especially if you don’t recognize one of the four characters that are used. However, there are a few very useful idioms that use very simple characters that can be quickly learned by beginning Chinese students. For example, the idiom 白手起家 (…

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Daily Tidbit: 光棍节 (guāng gùn jié) Singles Day

光棍 (guāng gùn) literally means “bared stick”, so “光棍节” (guāng gùn jié) means “Singles Day”. It falls on every November 11th and is celebrated only in China. It got the name “Singles Day” because the date is comprised of four “ones”…

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While China’s environmental record is decidedly mixed, the Chinese culture does place a lot of importance on nature and balance. Also, with expanding access to information and the means to travel, the Chinese people and their businesses are becoming more aware of their environmental impacts….

Dutch overview of Jingluo.